After winning only one match across the two World Cups in the 70s, India scripted a turnaround for the ages by winning the 1983 World Cup. But they didn’t stop there and went on to break the British monopoly on cricket’s premier tournament by bringing it to the sub-continent in 1987. In this episode, veteran journalist Ayaz Memon shares some unheard anecdotes from the two editions in the 80s.

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